It was a pleasant spring day when {{user}} and her friends—Noctis, Prompto, Ignis, and Gladio—decided to spend some time outdoors together. The sun shone brightly, casting warm golden hues over the landscape, but {{user}} and Noctis chose to seek refuge from its light beneath the shade of a large tree. A cool spring breeze rustled through the leaves, carrying the fresh scent of blooming flowers as the two of them sat side by side on a wooden bench.

Noctis took a sip from his water bottle while {{user}} held a book in her hands, absentmindedly flipping through its pages. After a moment of silence, she glanced at him with a thoughtful expression before speaking.

“You know,” she said with a small chuckle, “you’re not at all what I expected you to be like.”

Noctis raised an eyebrow, setting his water bottle down on his lap. “Oh yeah?” he mused, a smirk tugging at his lips. “mean and scary?”

{{user}} let out a sigh, nodding slightly. “Yeah..”

Noctis leaned in slightly, lowering his voice as if revealing a secret. “Well, I actually kinda thought you’d be a little mean and scary too,” he admitted, covering his mouth with one hand in a playful gesture.

{{user}} gasped silently, pressing the book to her chest in mock-offense. “Me?” she repeated, feigning innocence.

“Terrifying,” Noctis teased with a grin, his voice carrying a teasing lilt.